REGILIENCE OTS8 – Just Resilience: Building Resilient Futures: Practical Approaches to Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation
View the recording and slides from REGILIENCE’s eighth Open Training Session (OTS), a series of capacity-building events for regional actors working on climate adaptation. The resources from this session provide insights on Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaption.
Speakers’ slides
The eighth Open Training Session from REGILIENCE’s series on capacity building presented tools and insights on Disaster Risk Management (DRM). This session was part of a series of webinars aimed at regional actors pursuing climate adaptation measures. With increasing risks of extreme weather events due to climate change, disasters such as droughts, wildfires, and avalanches are more likely to occur. Given these circumstances, regional and local actors need to anticipate, prepare for, and manage climate-related risks. The session is composed of presentations overviewing tools, data, and examples of implemented DRM systems.
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction | Nadège Seguel and Lesly Mercedes Barriga Delgado (REGILIENCE)
CEMS Overview: Warning, Mapping & Exposure. Drought Monitoring with EDO & GDO | Guido Fioravanti (European Commission’s Joint Research Centre)
Wildfires and Public Warning Systems in Portugal I Carlos Mendes (Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection)
Lessons learned from synergizing CCA/DRM in Esbjerg (ARSINOE Case Study 7) | Martin Drews (Technical University of Denmark)
Disaster Preparedness Checklist for Health Systems in Mountain Areas – MountAdapt I Martina Valente (Centre for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health (CRIMEDIM), within Università del Piemonte Orientale)
Adaptation Pathways to Reduce Avalanche Risk I Kai-Uwe Eiselt (Arctic University of Norway)
Q&A Session | Discussion with the presenters
Wrap-up and closing
Takeaways
- The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) provides on-demand mapping, exposure mapping, and early warning and monitoring to support emergency disaster management.
- Higher risks of droughts and wildfires require increased preparedness strategies, such as public warning systems and awareness-raising.
- Proactive adaptive planning is needed to address climate and land use challenges.
- Disaster Preparedness Checklists can identify existing weaknesses in health emergency management systems and provide guidance on how authorities and health professionals can enhance their preparedness for extreme weather events.
- Building impact chains for climate risks, such as avalanches, can help to identify and assess adaptation options.
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